Europe told to ‘work from home, drive less and avoid flying’ in energy crisis update | World | News

According to Politico, EU energy chief Dan Jørgensen said Europe is facing a “very serious situation” with no clear end in sight.

Iran has closed one of the world’s key oil trade routes in retaliation for joint US-Israeli attacks on key points across the country since February 28.

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The Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately one-fifth of the world’s oil trade passes, became one of the controversial points of the conflict. Oil tankers are regularly the target of Iranian attacks in the strait, leading to widespread panic about the future of global oil supplies.

According to Politico, oil and gas prices have risen by up to 70 percent since the first attack on Iran at the end of February.

Speaking after a meeting of the EU’s 27 energy ministers on Tuesday (March 31), Mr Jørgensen said that even if peace came tomorrow, “we will still not go back to normal in the foreseeable future”.

“The more you do to save oil, especially diesel, especially jet fuel, the better off we are,” he said.

Jørgensen called on member states to follow the recommendations of the International Energy Agency.

He said this includes “working from home where possible, reducing motorway speed limits by ten kilometres”. [an hour]promote public transport, alternative private vehicle access…increase carpooling and adopt efficient driving practices.”

He also called on EU countries to urgently turn to renewable energy sources and become energy independent.